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    #62
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Oryx wrote: »
    Not so. Mods are like buses. If you miss one another will be along in a minute. I've seen many, many supposedly indispensible posters and mods leave the site and it chugs along anyway.

    Pretty much in the same way that if there was an external triathlon forum that took off and took tri talk away from here, they wouldn't be missed.

    They don't care. A few people jumping ship to another forum won't impact the money generated by advertising and the like on here.


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    #63
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Pretty much in the same way that if there was an external triathlon forum that took off and took tri talk away from here, they wouldn't be missed.

    They don't care. A few people jumping ship to another forum won't impact the money generated by advertising and the like on here.
    As illustrated by the aforementioned poker.

    You need to look on boards as a Friend With Benefits rather than a potential life partner. That way, it wont break your heart. :p

    It doesnt make a whole lot of difference to me tbh, right now. I still get to see tri topics, and post on my log, and slag the guys.


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    #64
    peter kern
    Registered Users Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭peter kern


    They did care about 1 tri poster as far as iam concerned ;-)
    But I have to say I am dissapointed that they dodnt care about their volunteers.


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    #65
    Zuppy
    Registered Users Posts: 872 ✭✭✭Zuppy


    tunney wrote: »
    January, February, March, April, May, June, July.......


    AUGUST!!!! Woohoo! Not only no forum but it is still raining.

    :D


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    #66
    hf4z6sqo7vjngi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭hf4z6sqo7vjngi


    tunney wrote: »
    www.irishtriathlonboards.com anyone?

    I clicked in hope but you dashed my hopes. My reference to Poker earlier was they realized that boards did not give a **** so they moved on and started their own forum which is thriving. That's the problem when some companies get too big they forget their roots and who helped them get there....the users.


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    #67
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Messiah Quiet Weakling wrote: »
    I clicked in hope but you dashed my hopes. My reference to Poker earlier was they realized that boards did not give a **** so they moved on and started their own forum which is thriving. That's the problem when some companies get too big they forget their roots and who helped them get there....the users.

    Something like this? :)

    http://z13.invisionfree.com/Boards_Triathlon/index.php


    Literally took 5 minutes.


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    #68
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    So do we club together to buy that nice catchy domain to go with it?


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    #69
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Oryx wrote: »
    So do we club together to buy that nice catchy domain to go with it?

    I post on a Leeds forum that we set up on the free software after the official site forum was pulled. There's only a handful of us though, no newbies really ever join/find us. Two more Leeds forums have a contributers account set up which the users put money into to support the hosting, software etc + ads. That way means that newbies can find it too. If there's interest...


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    #70
    Amz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,330 ✭✭✭✭Amz


    I've lit a fire under someone this evening. Hopefully we'll see some movement.


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    #71
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Took me a few minutes of looking at the A/R/T forum to figure out what was wrong.

    Our own forum !!:D


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    #72
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,364 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Amz wrote: »
    I've lit a fire under someone this evening. Hopefully we'll see some movement.

    If it was that easy why did it take 5 months? :confused:


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    #73
    elvis jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,197 ✭✭✭elvis jones


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    I post on a Leeds forum that we set up on the free software after the official site forum was pulled. There's only a handful of us though, no newbies really ever join/find us. Two more Leeds forums have a contributers account set up which the users put money into to support the hosting, software etc + ads. That way means that newbies can find it too. If there's interest...

    I didn't know you were that old :confused:;)


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    #74
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Amz wrote: »
    I've lit a fire under someone this evening. Hopefully we'll see some movement.
    Did RQ's new forum put the wind up someone?


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    #75
    Amz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,330 ✭✭✭✭Amz


    Nobody's forcing people to stay here :)

    Some people have real lives that don't revolve around boards and sometimes things get overlooked, as a mod and as someone who's been on boards for 8 years, you'd think you'd be aware of that by now.


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    #76
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Amz wrote: »
    Nobody's forcing people to stay here :)

    Some people have real lives that don't revolve around boards and sometimes things get overlooked, as a mod and as someone who's been on boards for 8 years, you'd think you'd be aware of that by now.
    As a mod who also has a real life and who has been here 8 years yadda yadda, I also know that sometimes things get overlooked continually.


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    #77
    Kurt Godel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭Kurt Godel


    Oryx wrote: »
    As a mod who also has a real life and who has been here 8 years yadda yadda, I also know that sometimes things get overlooked continually.

    What have we learned?

    If you follow the recommended Boards flowchart to get a forum approved, it gets put on the long finger.

    If you stamp your feet, threaten to leave, and "light a fire under someone's ass", it gets approved and set up.

    Thanks to all involved in setting it up, but there are reasonable criticisms of the process.


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    #78
    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    Amz wrote: »
    I've lit a fire under someone this evening. Hopefully we'll see some movement.

    Jaysus, what kind of matches did you use?:eek:
    :D


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    #79
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Yup, the next time I have an issue with ANYONE, Im getting Amz on the case.


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    #80
    Amz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,330 ✭✭✭✭Amz


    Lulz!! :D:D


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    #81
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    If it was that easy why did it take 5 months? :confused:
    Pushing the buttons is easy. The decision sometimes takes time. Frustrating from your side I'm sure, but there you go.
    Oryx wrote: »
    As a mod who also has a real life and who has been here 8 years yadda yadda, I also know that sometimes things get overlooked continually.

    I made your new forum. You're most welcome.


    Now, if someone could kindly let me know by PM if new Mods are needed that would be just lovely.


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    #82
    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    g'em wrote: »
    Pushing the buttons is easy. The decision sometimes takes time. Frustrating from your side I'm sure, but there you go.


    I made your new forum. You're most welcome.


    Now, if someone could kindly let me know by PM if new Mods are needed that would be just lovely.

    Thanks for the forum. :)

    Is one mod enough? We just have mcos at the minute.


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    #83
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    g'em wrote: »
    Pushing the buttons is easy. The decision sometimes takes time. Frustrating from your side I'm sure, but there you go.
    Only frustrating because of the lack of feedback, so it just appears like nothings going on.

    I made your new forum. You're most welcome.
    And dang purty it is too. Shoulda known it was you. You are omnipresent. Like one of those multi armed indian godesses.


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    #84
    Kurt Godel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,361 ✭✭✭Kurt Godel


    tunney wrote: »
    Thanks for the forum. :)

    Is one mod enough? We just have mcos at the minute.

    (Never thought I'd be saying this)
    I reckon tunney would be a suitable mod.


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    #85
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    Oryx wrote: »
    Only frustrating because of the lack of feedback, so it just appears like nothings going on.
    The New Forums Admin is largely AFK for RL reasons and there's actually only a few of us who know how to press the new Forum buttons without making explosions. I'm not one of them. I still break stuff all the time :D This one did take a while though, not going to gloss over that. Have fun with it :)

    Oryx wrote:
    And dang purty it is too. Shoulda known it was you. You are omnipresent. Like one of those multi armed indian godesses.
    That would be so handy for eating a bag of Doritos... :D


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    #86
    BTH
    Registered Users Posts: 3,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭BTH


    Kurt Godel wrote: »
    (Never thought I'd be saying this)
    I reckon tunney would be a suitable mod.

    Careful now...


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    #87
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Reckon he'd keep everyone on their toes anyway.


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    #88
    shotgunmcos
    Registered Users Posts: 8,208 ✭✭✭shotgunmcos


    I've followed up on both the logs sub forum and Mod queries...


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    #89
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    You've a shiny new Training Log forum now too :)


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    #90
    BTH
    Registered Users Posts: 3,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭BTH


    Amz, you are amazing!!!!


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    #91
    Amz
    Registered Users Posts: 14,330 ✭✭✭✭Amz


    I know, it's one of my best qualities. Along with modesty :)


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